Frances Bean Cobain’s estranged husband wants at least $25,000 in monthly spousal support
Frances Bean Cobain (24), daughter of the late Kurt Cobain, is in the midst of a divorce from former husband, Isiah Silva. The two have been unable to split peacefully as Silva (31) continues to demand a significant amount of Cobain’s estate. According to Entertainment News Network TMZ, Silva has requested at least $25,000 in […]
San Jose police officer held as suspected informant of Vietnamese gang
Authorities announced on Wednesday, August 24, that a San Jose police officer was arrested on the suspicion that he is serving as an informant to Vietnamese hoodlums involved in gambling, drugs, and extortion. The officer, identified as Derrick Antonio, was held as a suspect for five felony counts of unauthorized computer access and one count of […]
Federal Background Checks Fail to Stop 7 Percent of Gun Sales to Individuals with Domestic Abuse History
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 6-2 that convicted domestic abusers can be barred from buying guns. The federal background check system, however, failed to block seven percent of sales that should have been denied due to domestic abuse convictions or court protective order. While 89,000 sales were blocked, 6,800 were cleared despite a history […]
UC Berkeley Staffer Sentenced for Embezzling $400,000
A former University of California staffer and Pinole resident received an 18-month prison sentence after making a plea agreement back in February. DeSondra Ward, 45, formerly served as an administrative assistant and financial analyst at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. During her tenure, she repeatedly used the university’s travel system to purchase plane tickets […]
Jhene Aiko filing for divorce
Twenty-eight-year-old singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko filed a divorce petition last Thursday, August 11. She is seeking a split from 30-year-old record producer Oladipo Omishore, who is professionally known as Dot Da Genius, after a marriage of less than one year. Aiko and Omishore were married in secret 11 months ago, but Aiko is now asking for a divorce from Omishore, […]
Ed Hartwell files for divorce from wife Keshia Knight Pulliam
Thirty-eight-year-old former American linebacker Ed Hartwell filed a divorce petition in Fulton County, Georgia from 37-year-old actress Keshia Knight Pulliam. He also demanded that she take a paternity test. Pulliam said she has been faithful to Hartwell during their seven-month marriage and that she is willing to patch things up with him, even if that means taking a paternity test […]
Divorce, real property, and severing the joint tenancy in California
When you file for marriage nullity, marriage dissolution, or legal separation in California, automatically, four mutual temporary restraining orders are put in place. Such orders disallow one spouse from making transfers, selling, or profiting from a real property on their own. However, if one spouse loses his life, the real property the divorcing spouses share will […]
Nearly 1,000 Law Enforcement Guns Lost in 6 Years
A newly released report claims that California law enforcement has misplaced or reported stolen 944 guns since 2010. The investigation looked into the root cause of the missing weapons and claimed that a majority of the guns stolen came straight out of law enforcement vehicles. In response to this new report, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s […]
Tom Sizemore Arrested Once Again for Domestic Violence
Hollywood actor Tom Sizemore is facing charges after his arrest for yet another instance of domestic abuse against his current girlfriend. Police responded to a call at Sizemore’s downtown Los Angeles apartment after receiving multiple 911 calls of a woman screaming. Reports state that law enforcement saw visible injuries on his girlfriend, but the extent […]
Dennis Quaid and third wife Kimberly Quaid file for divorce
In a joint statement released to TMZ on Tuesday, June 28, Parent Trap and The Rookie star Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberley, announced the end of their twelve-year marriage. According to the statement, “the decision was made amicably and with mutual respect toward one another.” Kimberly Quaid, née Buffington, is a former real estate […]